Green Fuel Technologies wants to market ChargePoint® Networked Charging Stations to retail locations. Many retail outlets like malls, big box stores, stadiums or theaters have huge parking lots with lots of potential for charging station placement.
Technology for a greener future
Archive for January, 2010
Reforming the internal combustion engine
Current advances in internal combustion(IC) engine technology should improve fuel efficiency while reducing the size of IC engines. Improved fuel efficiency and reduced size will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and hopefully reform the negative opinion many hold of the IC engine.
Getting clean water to Haiti
At least two sources of clean water are on their way to Haiti. The first is being provided by the aircraft carrier the USS Carl Vinson. The second is being shipped by Innovative Water Technologies. A third source from WorldWater & Solar Technologies may already be in place.
Why the Mariana Trench didn’t wind up a nuclear waste dump
At one time, the Mariana Trench was considered a possible destination for nuclear waste. Since it was the deepest part of any ocean and the deepest part of the earth, no one thought that anything could live at that depth. Then two explorers went on a manned expedition to the floor of the Mariana Trench and found life.
Has RCA beat Nokia to an electro magnetic charger?
Nokia and RCA have both been working on an electromagnetic charger. The type of electromagnetic charger each company has been working on, harvests electromagnetic radiation waves from sources like radio, Wi-Fi and TV signals and uses them to charge handheld gadgets. Nokia was predicting that its electromagnetic charger would be out in 2012. RCA previewed a prototype of its charger at CES 2010.
New survey puts US interest in EVs and plug-in hybrids at 10 percent
A new survey of US car buyers shows that only 10 percent are willing to purchase a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle (EV) as their next vehicle. Though the percentage seems small, most manufacturers won’t be producing plug-in hybrids or electric vehicles in large numbers anytime soon. Ten percent should provide the right number of buyers for the small number of cars produced.
YoGen’s pedal powered charger is different than most
Most pedal powered chargers either look like a stationary bicycle or look like an adaptor for regular bikes to turn them into stationary bikes. These pedal chargers are a lot more like exercise than charging. They tend to be home charging devices for laptops and their peripherals. The YoGen MAX changes the way that pedal power works.
YoGen’s green hand charger makes traveling simpler
A number of different hand chargers have hit the market within the last few years as more and more people have embraced the concept of going “green”. Solar power, wind power, and muscle power seem to be the renewable energy sources of choice for repowering everything from your iPod to your laptop. YoGen has entered the fray with its own take on muscle power that just might tempt you to give up the hand crank.
Qualcomm claims greener displays with mirasol
Qualcomm has developed a new display technology called mirasol. Like E-ink, it is a reflective technology that uses no backlight and requires less energy to work than a normal LCD display. Unlike E-ink, mirasol is a color display that will allow handheld devices like mobile phones and ereaders to display color while keeping the energy requirements low.
The top 10 nuclear power countries
All week we have looked at various different aspects of nuclear power generation. Today lets look at some top 10 nuclear power countries based on different categories: Percentage of national power generated from nuclear reactors, Largest number of nuclear reactors, Largest number of nuclear reactors shut down, Largest number of new nuclear reactors and MW planned, and Most energy power capacity.